Sirajganj:Members of SRB-12 arrested a suspected drug trader with 255 grams of heroin during a drive in front of Hamim Highway Hotel in Sattikri Taltala village under Salanga Police Station in Sirajganj district.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the arrestee was identified as Md Shahinur, 32, son of Md Abdul Hannan of Daudia Ashurai village in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat district. Major Tabriz Tajwar Sharif, commander of SRB-12's headquarters company, confirmed the information in a press release on Friday afternoon.
The press release stated that acting on a tip-off, SRB-12 members conducted the drive in front of the hotel on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway around 830am on Thursday and arrested Shahinur with the heroin. It further mentioned that Shahinur had long been collecting heroin from border areas of Rajshahi and selling it in Dhaka and different districts across the country.
A case has been filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act with the relevant police station.